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The Archbishop of Canterbury launches the Lambeth Conference 2008 programme:

January 21st 2008: Lambeth Palace, London: first of three films featuring the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, as he launches the programme for the 2008 Lambeth Conference, to be held later this year.

The conference, under the title ‘Equipping Bishops for God’s Mission’ is intended to bring together around 700 bishops from Anglican churches across the world. The Bishops’ spouses will meet in a separate conference being run parallel to the main conference. This is Dr Williams’ introductory speech; the question and answer session films will appear overnight.

More detail on the Lambeth Conference can be found at www.anglicancommunion.org or via the Archbishop’s website at www.archbishopofcanterbury.org

The question and answer session films are also available on YouTube and can be found at these links:
Lambeth 2008 — question and answer session part 1
Lambeth 2008 — question and answer session part 2

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message

I thought this years message from Dr Rowan Williams was very good, and thought-provoking. I especially liked the quote I’ve used, partially, for the title of this post. God doesn’t do waste, he doesn’t regard anyone as a waste of space, and not worth his time. It’s a tremendous thought, that God values so highly the whole of the created world — including you and I!

In his annual televised New Year Message the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams reflects on how a ‘disposable’ attitude to living can affect other areas of life and that ‘God does not do waste’. Filmed in Canterbury Cathedral and at a nearby recycling centre.